Quotes from Forbidden

Ted Dekker ·  384 pages

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“It's the sorrow you feel that allows you to crave love. Without the suffering, there would be no true pleasure. Without tears, no joy. Without deficiency, no longing. This is the secret of the human heart, Rom.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden


“Wage war on death. Live for love.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden


“But sometimes imperfect tools lead us toward perfect ends.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden


“But what was possible or practical had been replaced by a far baser impulse. Hope.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden


“You'll have to learn to control your emotions. They're new, like achild's now, bursting with passion. Never let them fade, or part of you will die. But they cal also destroy you. Hold them dear, but don't let them take hold of you.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden



“Yes, I drank some of the ancient blood and it changed me. If I'm right...If the vellum is right, the world is dead. Everyone! But I was brought back to life by the blood.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden


“In the space of so many scant hours, a new world had lifted the hem of her skirts before him. A world of seething pleasures and sweaty rage.”
― Ted Dekker, quote from Forbidden


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Ted Dekker
Born place: in Indonesia
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